Reflection sign



R. H. NOBLE REFLECTION SIGN Oct. 17, 1933.

2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed May 16, 1933 3mm RJ ZNOZZe 0a. 17, 1933. R. H.NOBLE 93 8 REFLECTION SIGN Filed May 16, 1933 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 RffNafiZe Patented Oct. 17, 1933 UNITED STAT v Calif.

Application May 16 7:1933, Serial No 71 390 7 Claims. ol. -130) Thisinvention relates to improvements in signs and pertains particularly 'toan improved form of electric reflection sign. 1 1 Y The primary objectof the present invention is to provide an improved reflection sign ofnovel construction and wherein the adjustment of the reflectors may bereadily made for the purpose of varying the angle of reflection.

Another object of the invention is to provide an electric reflectionsign having novel means for retaining in readily movable position thetransparent or translucent or stenciled bodies which carry the matter tobe reflected from the mirrors of the structure.

Still another object of the invention is to provide an improvedreflection sign having a novel light housing which in addition toserving as a protection for the lighting means covers and protects themirrors and the bodies through which the light is transmitted ontothemirrors.

A still further object of the invention is to'proa vide'a novel type ofelectric reflection sign having novel means for removably supp'ortingtheadvertising'matter carrying plates or "stencils so that the-same may beeasily and quickly removed when it is desiredto change the character ofthe matter on display; V 1 I 'The invention will behest understood froma consideration of the following detailed descripg v tion taken inconnection with the accompanying drawings forming part of thisspecification, with the understanding, however, that the inventionis notconfined to any strict conformitywith the showing of the drawings butmay be changed or modified so long as such changes or modiflca' tionsmark noflmaterial departure iromthe salientfeatures of the inventionekpresse'd'in the appendedclair'nsr i? In the drawings: Figure 1 is aview in side elevation of the structure embodying the present invention,a portion of the top of which is broken away; Figure 2 is an endelevation of the structure;

Figure'3 is a transverse sectional view taken upon anenlarged scale online 3-3 of Figure 1;

plane as the head of the T-beam 3.

each of which is indicated by the numeral 1, between. the upper ends ofwhich is secured a T- beam 2 in which theweb portion is directeddownwardly. Intermediate the ends of the vertical members 1 is a secondT-beam which is indicated by the numeral3l and which has theweb'directed upwardly so that the head serves as a supporting means inthe manner hereinafter" described and the web portion operates as apartition or separating means between the supportedpiarticles. T

Extending transversely of the vertical standards '1 and across theadjacent ends of the inter mediateiT-beam 3 are the horizontal T-beams4. These transverse T-beams 4 have their outer ends connected by thechannel ironsor U-beams 5, the channels of which are directed inwardlytoward the center T-beam 3 as shown, and the lower'flange of eachchannel iron is in the same PATENT OFFEEIQA The vertical standards 1 areeach tprovided with the longitudinal slot 6 and slidably engaged in eachof these slots is. a pin '7 whichpivotally couples together theoverlapped ends of a pair of link members 8. 7 These links extend inopposite directions from the adjacent standards 1.

Upon each side of the center of the structure beneath the plane of thebeams 3 and'4 is a chan+ nel ironiframe 9 in which is mounted a mirror10 which may be of polished metalor glass, as de sired. Each of thesemirror frames 9 is pivotally mounted upon and between the standards 1directly beneath the T-iron 3 and adjacent the longitudinal edgeopposite the longitudinal edge which is disposed beneath the'beam 3 eachmirror frame is pivotally attached"atfeach'jend to a'freeendof a link 8.It will thus be seen that the links 8 at the ends of the side structureserve to retain thelower edges of the mirrors in position upon theunderlying supporting structure and it will also be apparent that bysliding the link connecting pins 7 upwardly in the slot 6 the i loweredges of the mirrors maybe swung inwardly to change the angle ofreflection.

At each end of the sign structure-abovethe beams i a vertical end wall11 is secured to the adjacent upright 1. Ihese end wallshave their: topedges inclined from the beam 2 toward the outer ends of the beams 4 andconnecting these inclined edges and also "connecting the beam with theUibeams 5 is a hood or top wall 12, the; longitudinal edges of which aresuitablydetachablysecu'redas indicated at 13 to the beams 2 and 5- sothatthewalls may be readily removed glass, as. previously described.

from the beams when it is necessary to reach the interior of the sidestructure.

Slidably engaged in each of the channel irons 5 are the edges of glasspanels 14, the opposite edges of which rest upon the adjacent flange ofthe center T-beam 3. These glass panels may be of clear or colored glassas desired and may have overlying them a stencil plate 15 in whichfigures or characters are formed which are to be outlined upon theunderlying mirror 10 for reflection therefrom. It will, of course, bereadily apparent that instead of using a glass panel and a stencil platethere may be used simply a glass plate which has the figures orcharacters. blocked out or which has been etched or painted to outlinethe same in any suitable manner to obtain their reflection from theunderlying mirrors. 7

Since the character carrying bodies such as the glass panel or thestencil plate are slidably disposed between the channel irons or bars 5and the bar 3, it .is apparent that one oi the end walls must be formedin a suitable'mannerto facilitate their being changed and while anysuitable means may be employed which will facilitate the ready changingof the character carrying panels and which at the same time will protectthe same when the sign is in use, there has been illustrated a door 16cut from one end wall 11 and hingedly attached thereto, as indicated at.17, so thatjupon being swung-to open position the elements 14-15 may bereadily withdrawn. The adjacent standard 1 will. of course, be suitablyrecessed to permit these units to be withdrawn.

'Housed within the housing formed by the roof or'hood 12, the walls 11and the unitsl and 15, are longitudinally extending downwardly directedreflectors 18, each or which overliesa glass panel and stencil 1-1-15.These reflectors may be supported in any. suitable manner and extendinginto the same are the electric wire conduits l9 which lead to electriclight. sockets 2G in which are placed suitable illuminating elements 21which .are preferably in the form of elongated or cylinder shapedelectric bulbs of the character commonly employed in show-cases.

From the foregoing it will be readily apparent.

that with the structure herein described the'display of any advertisingor other matter may be made without exposing the essential elements ofthe structure to theweather and it will also be apparent that changesmay be easily and quickly made in the advertising units which comprisethe plates is and 15 or which may comprise simply a suitably outlined orblocked out sheet of In addition, the maximum of advertising efiiciencymay be ob.- tained as a result of the means provided vfor adjusting theangle of the reflectors or mirrors 10- which in addition to serving as ameans for transmitting advertising matter contained upon the illuminatedunits, operate as a supporting base for the structure. i v

Having thus described the invention what is claimed is:-'

, 1. An advertisingstructure, comprising a pair of standards, a beamconnected between the standards, a beam extending laterally from eachmeans forming a chamber over said light trans- V mitting element, alight fixture within the chamber, a mirror disposed at an inclinationbeneath the light transmitting element'and secured be-. tween saidstandards, said mirror being pivotally connected with the standards, andlinks pivotally connecting the lower edge of the mirror with thestandards whereby the angle of the mirror with respectto the lighttransmitting element may be changed. I

3. An advertising structure, comprising a pair of spaced upright bodies,a pair of spaced'parallel beams each secured to and extending across oneof said bodies, a T beam connectedbetween said bodies and'having its webdirected upward ly, channel beams connecting the outer-ends of theparallel beams and having the channels thereof'directed inwardly towardthe T beam, character bearing light transmitting bodies each having oneedge slidablydisposed in a channel beam and its opposite edgeslidably'supported upon the T beam in opposition to the web thereof,cover means overlying the light transmitting bodies, an illuminatingelement above each of the light transmitting bodies, and. areflectordisposed at an inclination to and beneath each of thelighttransmitting bodies.

4. An advertising structure, comprising a pair of standards each havinga vertical slot, apair of horizontally disposed light transmittingcharacter bearing bodies carried by and between said overlapped ends ofthe links and slidably engaging in the adjacent standard'slot, andapivotal connection between eachof the mirrors adjacent the lower'edge ofthe same and a pair of link members. V a

. 5. Asignstructure of the character described, comprising a pair ofvertically disposed standards, a T beam connecting said standardsattheir'up per ends, a T beam connecting the standards intermediate their"ends and having its ,web di rected upwardly, a beam; extendingtransversely of each standard adjacent the second T beam,ga

channel beam connecting the outer ends of the transverse beams andhaving its channel directed inwardly, vertical walls carried by said,standards and having the-irlower edges adjacent the transverse beams,top walls overlying the top ed ges of the end'walls and; connectedbetween the first T beam and achannel beam, character bearing lighttransmitting plates each having one'edge slide; ably disposed in achannel beam and having its opposite edge slidably mounted upon the,second mentioned T beam in opposition to the'web-thereof, lighting unitsoverlying each of said light transmittingbodies, reflectorlelements eachoscillatably mounted between the standards beneath and at an angle tothe light transmitting bodies, and means coupling the lower edges of therefiector units with the standards whereby the units may be angularlyadjusted.

6. A sign structure of the character described, comprising a horizontallight transmitting character bearing body, vertical supporting standardsarranged in spaced parallel relation beneath and adjacent opposite sidesof said body for supporting the same, a mirror disposed beneath saidbody and between said supporting standards, pivotal connecting meansbetween the mirror and the standards, at a point on the standardsadjacent the said body, link elements at opposite sides of said mirrorand each pivotally connected at,

one end therewith adjacent the lower edge thereof, and means connectingthe other end of each link element with an adjacent standard wherebysaid other end may be adjustably secured to and longitudinally along thestandard, the said light transmitting character bearing body beingdesigned to have light projected therethrough downwardly toward saidmirror whereby the characters thereon will be reflected from the mirror.7

7. A structure of the character described, comprising a housing having atop and end walls, a door opening formed transversely of one end walladjacent the lower edge thereof, a pair of supporting beams extendinglongitudinally of the housing between the end walls, a lighttransmitting character bearing body slidably extended REUBEN H. NOBLE.

